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Book Reviews of Fancy Nancy at the Museum (I Can Read Book 1)

Fancy Nancy at the Museum (I Can Read Book 1)
Fancy Nancy at the Museum - I Can Read Book 1
Author: Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator), Ted Enik (Illustrator)
ISBN-13: 9780061236075
ISBN-10: 0061236071
Publication Date: 2/1/2008
Pages: 32
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 33 ratings
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Book Type: Paperback
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10 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

veggiechick39 avatar reviewed Fancy Nancy at the Museum (I Can Read Book 1) on + 29 more book reviews
My daughter (3) loves Fancy Nancy. This and the Poison Ivy Expert are her favorites. It has taught her the meaning of "masterpieces", "portraits", "landscapes" and "still lifes".
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A good book, but a little bit shorter than it looks. - an 8-year-old's review
booksaregrand avatar reviewed Fancy Nancy at the Museum (I Can Read Book 1) on + 75 more book reviews
A cute Fancy Nancy book. Level 1 Reader.
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My daughter going into 1st grade loved to read it. It's just at her level.
star-of-stage avatar reviewed Fancy Nancy at the Museum (I Can Read Book 1) on + 6 more book reviews
Very popular with young girl readers - redundant and repetitive words made into interesting story with excellent illustrations
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My daughter loves the Fancy Nancy books and I enjoy reading them to her. We enjoyed the new experience with Nancy. Great book!
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my girl loved this book and reads it to me every night
reviewed Fancy Nancy at the Museum (I Can Read Book 1) on + 11 more book reviews
I have yet to come across a Fancy Nancy book that my daughter and I don't enjoy. They are delightful. :)
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It is easy to see why little girls would enjoy this briefly, but as a long time teacher, I found many non-sequiters which would be challenging for a beginning reader.Just because Nancy rhymes with Fancy does not a literary piece create!Nor will this become any kind of childrens' classic read.
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Beautiful gift beginning first reader.


A trip to the art museum is right up Fancy Nancy's alley -- she gets to see masterpieces! The whole class gets a gentle lesson on what a gallery is; the difference between a still life, a landscape and a portrait; and what it is like to go on a field trip.

I was especially charmed by Nancy's art teacher, Ms. Glass, the epitome -- that's a fancy word for best -- of a great teacher. She wears earrings that look like miniature Alexander Calder mobiles and a smock over her dress decorated with an artist palette and the giant word "Art" on her back. She is kind and funky and listens to kids when they have a tummy-ache on the bus.

Nancy herself is as cute as ever, not only in her girly outfits but also with her boundless enthusiasm. She likes to use big "fancy" words, and French words, too: "'Merci,' I say. That's French for 'thank you.'" At the end of the book is a list of all the fancy words used in the story, with their definitions.